Obituaries

Aug 11, 2009

John H. Gossert Sr., 73, of East Fallowfield, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 after a brief illness with lymphoma.

John is the son of the late George E. Gossert and Lena R. Gossert. He served in the U.S. Army as a linemen from 1960 to 1962, when he then began working...

Aug 11, 2009

Gwendolyn F. Walters Hayes, 96, of the Heatherwood Retirement Community of Honey Brook, formerly of Hindsboro, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of William Walters, who died in 1982 and also of J. C. Hayes, who passed away in 2004.

Born in Hindsboro, IL, she was the...

Aug 8, 2009

Theodore Solly Wilson, 92, of East Fallowfield, Pa., passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the husband of Helen Saponaro Wilson with whom he shared 64 years of marriage. Born in Richboro, PA he was the son of the late Harry and Edna Solly Wilson.

Ted graduated from George School in...

Aug 7, 2009

Rose Marie Shute, 52, of Atglen, died on Friday August 7, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane Rubincan Brown and step daughter of Allen Brown of Sadsburyville.

Rose was a 1975 graduate of Henderson High School. She was employed by Harrison Senior...

Aug 5, 2009

Angela C. Schaffer, 41, of Chester Springs, passed away on Wednesday August 5, 2009 at the Chester County Hospital. Born in Richardson, Texas, she was the daughter of James and Barbara Darnell Morris of Plano, Texas.

Angela is survived, in addition to her parents, by two sons; Christopher "C.J." Schaffer and William "Liam" Schaffer, both of Chester...

Aug 5, 2009

Dr. Howard O. Thompson, 74, of Punta Gorda, Florida, formerly of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 in Punta Gorda. He was the beloved husband of Patricia S. Thompson with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William K. and Charlotte Thompson. A veteran of the United States Air...

Aug 1, 2009

Levi H. Zerr, Jr., 79, of East Fallowfield Township, passed away at his home on Saturday August 1, 2009. He was the husband of Sara White Zerr with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Rev. Dr. Levi H. and Hazel Bitler Zerr.

He graduated from...

Jul 31, 2009

LeRoy Glatts, 79, of Atglen, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Glatts.

An area resident his entire life, he retired from the Lukens Steel Co. in 1992. He was a member of the American Legion Benner Shoff...

Jul 29, 2009

Laurence W. Miller, Sr., 86, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the widower of the late Elizabeth "Bibs" Cunningham Miller, who passed away in 1991.

Born in Sadsburyville on June 25, 1923, he was the son of the late Emily Beam Miller and Cletus F....

Jul 22, 2009

Walter C. Ferguson, 69, of Middletown, DE, died on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen Marie Fagan Ferguson who passed away in 2005 and whom he longed to be with again.

Born in Ogden, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph...

Jul 22, 2009

Walter C. Applegate, 90, of Honey Brook, previously of Media, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home. He was the husband of Marcella Mannucci Applegate, with whom he has shared 64 years of marriage.

Born on March 11, 1919, in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Laura Patterson Applegate...

Jul 20, 2009

William Gilbert, 66, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Patricia Winchester Gilbert, with whom he shared 24 years together.

Born in Modena, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Collins Gilbert and Jerry Gilbert. An area resident his entire life, he...

Jul 18, 2009

Samuel John "Jack" Handy, 65, of Parkesburg, died on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home, after a long battle with cancer. He lived in Parkesburg most of his life and had a deep love for his Church, Family and his Farm that he worked for over 60 years.

He was the husband of...

Jul 18, 2009

Leanne Thompson Boerstler, 51, of Bird-in-Hand, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at her home. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Howard A. Thompson of Gap and the late Dorothy Law Thompson.

She was employed at Quebecor for 20 years, working in Customer Service.

Leanne is survived, in addition to her father,...

Jul 16, 2009

Shirley Ann Daily Simmons, 74, of Parkesburg, entered into rest with the Lord on Thursday, July 16, 2009.  Shirley was the loving wife of John A. Simmons Sr.  They were married in 1953.

She was the daughter of the late John H. and Pearl Glenn Daily.  She lived in Parkesburg all her life and had worked at...

Jul 11, 2009

Robert K. Thomas, 45, of Modena, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the beloved husband of Angie Thompson.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of late Lavine Jackson Thomas and Arthur Richardson. An area resident his entire life, he work in the moving and storage business....

Jul 11, 2009

R. John Miller, 64, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the widower of the late Diane Miller, who passed away in 2004 after they had shared 32 years of marriage together.

Born in Chester County, he was the son of the late Jeanette Crawford and Howard Miller and...

Jul 10, 2009

Gloria Ann Ryerson Jacobs, 77, of Avondale, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2009 at her home, with her beloved husband of 40 years, Wallace Gerald "Jerry" Jacobs, at her side. She will be remembered as a loving spouse and best friend.

Born in Detroit, MI, Gloria was the daughter of the late Isabel Clark and James...

Jul 8, 2009

Catherine J. Filler, 77, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Franklin A. Filler, III, with whom she shared 58 years of marriage.

Born in Greenville, S.C., on May 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Caroline and Joseph Mansour.

She...

Jul 2, 2009

John A. Lafferty, 83, of Downingtown, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane Brenna Lafferty, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage.

Born in Wayne, Pa., he was the son of the late Elizabeth Chambers Hanna Lafferty and Charles A. Lafferty....